Surnames: Elliott, Conwell, Wood, Abrams, Craft, Allen, Jeffries
William Elliott was born in Jefferson township April 5, 1814, and died July 21, 1878. He was of Scotch Irish stock and was educated in common schools and Georges Creek Academy. He was married April 12, 1837, to Eliza Jane Conwell of Luzerne township. They had eight children: James
Stokely Elliott married to Jane Wood; Annie Mary Elliott married to Robert R Abrams; George Craft Elliott, deceased; Margaretta Davidson Elliott; Matilda Florence Elliott married to William Craft; Virginia Bell Elliott married to William P Allen; Sarah Emma Elliott married to Frank V
Jeffries, and is dead; and Louisa Searight Elliott, unmarried. Mr Elliott was born on the old Elliott homestead about a mile from where his family now resides, to which place he moved in 1837 and led the life of a farmer the rest of his years. He held a number of township offices and was collector of internal revenue for Fayette County, receiving his appointment in 1862. He and his wife joined the Presbyterian Church soon after their marriage. Mr Elliott was a successful businessman. He was
honest and enjoyed the respect of his neighbors. He left his family in very comfortable circumstances. He had but little if any aid when starting out in life, and gathered what he had and which his family now enjoy by his own energy and management.